A single bacterium that divides every half hour can result in 17 million offspring in 12 hours. Consequently, the food you just bought might spoil because bacteria present in the food have multiplied like rabbits in your car in the hot conditions that are ideal for food spoilage.
The Howard County population density is 1,132.96 people per square mile, which is much higher than the state average density of 465.39 people per square mile and is much higher than the national average density of 81.32 people per square mile.
Census data: Maryland suburbs show growth, Baltimore stalls. Howard added 4,700 residents last year and is now home to 313,000 people, the census estimates indicate, and has grown by more than 9 percent since the 2010 census.